QOTD 5/3

My avatar is just something I thought was amusing. A bunch of Mr. T heads for the T-mobile. I change mine a lot too; usually just funny stuff or something to match my mood (which is usally pretty pissy and sarcastic).

My screen name is actually the name of my (a) great-grandma. Gramma Lillie was an incredible lady; tough as nails and went through a lot of crap in her lifetime. Her family came over on a 22 day boat ride from Germany in 1880; she lived on her farm until she was 99 years old and only went to the rest home then because a bout with pneumonia made her pretty weak. She lived to be 101 before she finally died. She outlived half of her kids and her husband died at 50, so she ran that farm on her own (with the help of her sons) until she left.

So I like borrowing her name because it just reminds me to be strong and face whatever crap comes my way. And if I am lucky enough to live to be 101 like she did, I'm going to march in to that county office on my 99th birthday (here in MN records are sealed for 99 years) and say, "Now, give me my **** birth certificate you assholes."

I am going to get the last laugh.